§ 1349 When an issue of fact is joined upon an indictment or information, …
§ 1350 When a material witness for the defendant resides out of the State, …
§ 1351 A commission is a process issued under the seal of the Court and the …
§ 1352 The application must be made upon affidavit, stating:1. The …
§ 1353 The application may be made to the Court, or a Judge thereof, and …
§ 1354 If the Court to whom the application is made is satisfied of the …
§ 1355 When the commission is ordered, the defendant must serve upon the …
§ 1356 Unless the parties otherwise consent, by an indorsement upon the …
§ 1357 The commissioner, unless otherwise specially directed, may execute …
§ 1358 If the commission and return be delivered by the Commissioner to an …
§ 1359 If the agent is dead, or from sickness or other casualty unable …
§ 1360 The clerk or judge receiving and opening the commission and return …
§ 1361 The commission and return must at all times be open to the inspection …
§ 1362 The depositions taken under the commission may be read in evidence by …

Terms Used In California Codes > Penal Code > Part 2 > Title 10 > Chapter 5 - Examination of Witnesses on Commission

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • directors: as used in this part , means the board of directors of the district. See California Public Utilities Code 28508
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Interrogatories: Written questions asked by one party of an opposing party, who must answer them in writing under oath; a discovery device in a lawsuit.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Rapid transit: as used in this part , means the transportation of passengers and their incidental baggage by any means. See California Public Utilities Code 28505
  • seal: includes an impression of such seal upon the paper alone, or upon any substance attached to the paper capable of receiving a visible impression. See California Penal Code 7
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
  • taxable property: as used in this part , shall not include solvent credits. See California Public Utilities Code 28506
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • will: includes codicil. See California Penal Code 7